Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 930 - 15: Probing

Xie Ying'er left the center of the Ghost Mysterious Fog, found a reef, and then tore off the heavy vestment robe wrapped around her body, revealing her graceful figure and delicate face. At this moment, her Core Formation Perfection cultivation was exposed.

If anyone were here, they would surely be rendered speechless with shock. This woman, merely at Core Formation Perfection, how could she possess an elixir used by a Divine Separation Stage Cultivator and purchase that Buddhist Protective Dharma Strange Fire?

After shedding all disguises, she cautiously glanced around and then made a gesture. At this moment, another person in black approached swiftly and took off a mask, revealing the appearance of an old lady with a head full of white hair.

Xie Ying'er's usually frost-like expression surprisingly showed some delight. She first returned her master's belongings, then lovingly held a translucent jade bottle, looked at her master, and asked, "Master, can this... really be given to me for refining?"

The old lady—Sect Master of the Karma Fire Divine Lotus Sect and Mid-Stage Divine Separation cultivator Bai Lianxun squeezed out a withered smile: "If you don't refine it, who will? Our Karma Fire Divine Lotus Sect, known for being 'Twin Lotuses, Sharing Power,' has always needed two people to complete it. For a long time, our sect has been ridiculed for this. But, Ying'er, you are different..."

The old lady's finger gently touched the center of her disciple's forehead vital point, and then said: "You have already refined the Taiyi Wuwang Divine Flame, and now you have gained this Buddhist Protective Dharma Strange Fire, becoming the only genius in thousands of years who might complete the Twin Lotuses alone!"

Xie Ying'er nodded, her expression very moved.

The old lady smiled and then seriously said to her disciple: "A year later, at the Holy Emperor's Qionghua Meeting, you must strive hard. By gaining the favor of the Holy Emperor, our Karma Fire Divine Lotus Sect will have a chance to revive!"

Xie Ying'er nodded repeatedly, handing the Boluo Divine Flame to her master, saying: "Master, there's... no problem with this, right?"

After sensing for a moment, the old lady smiled and said: "It can't be an enemy. No one would harm others in this Ghost Mysterious Fog. It's too easy to target the wrong person. Besides, the aura within this Boluo Divine Flame is indeed upright and honorable. It's impossible for anyone to set traps while refining such Strange Fire."

Xie Ying'er nodded, saying: "Master, we should go back..."

"No." A hint of fanaticism flashed in the old lady's eyes: "This Buddhist Protective Dharma Treasure is not something you can easily get. To ensure absolute safety, start with initial refining here!"

Xie Ying'er nodded and swallowed the flame in one gulp, closing her eyes to refine it.

After about an hour, Xie Ying'er opened her eyes in astonishment, her elegant face full of disbelief.

Bai Lianxun's wrinkled face almost scrunched up, her voice contained hidden worry: "What's wrong? Can't refine it?"

She had bet the future of the Karma Fire Divine Lotus Sect on this! If a 'misalignment of disposition' problem occurred now, she couldn't tolerate it!

"No... it's not that." Xie Ying'er shook her head, summoning a piece of golden flame with her hand: "I... I succeeded in refining it. And this flame... it's as if this Buddhist Protective Dharma Strange Fire is purifying my mana! I can feel it! With this Strange Fire, I can boldly take elixirs! It saves a lot of effort!"

"That person indeed didn't lie! This is truly an ancient Buddhist Protective Dharma Strange Fire!" The old lady laughed: "You've initially refined it successfully; what problem could there be?"

Xie Ying'er still immersed in wonder.

—This... this refining was too easy!

According to Xie Ying'er's own feelings, she didn't initially refine the Boluo Divine Flame but completely refined it!

"Could this be the true intent of the Buddhist 'Universal Salvation'? Without regard to cultivation, without regard to status, anyone can refine it?"

Xie Ying'er glanced at her master and, with an inexplicable instinct, didn't speak it out.

If she had any unusual talent, it might be better not to directly tell her master!

Bai Lianxun took out a bell-type magic artifact for communication, infused mana into it, whispered a few words, and then said: "Okay, I've notified the sect. We can return now."

Xie Ying'er felt her mana gradually becoming more refined within herself and nodded happily. The master and disciple embarked on their journey back.

However, they did not know that this trip was destined to be a journey of death for them.

The reason Xie Ying'er felt her mana gradually purifying was not because the Boluo Divine Flame burned away impurities in her mana, but because the Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell turned part of her mana into Heart Demon Curse Power, then emitted it using quantum radiation from Divine Power Quanta.

This way of spreading the Heart Demon Curse was something Wang Qi was very familiar with in the Divine Capital.

The Heart Demon Curse can land on individuals. Yet, its true nature comes from the Divine Tao. The Divine Tao is one aspect of the Human Dao, and the source of the Power of Human Dao is from the orderly gathering of people that generates the effect of Spiritual Energy convergence.

This order is rooted in every little daily thing, like speech, like transactions, like education...

Speech, communication, is enough to form the transmission of the Power of Heart Demon.

A trace of Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell, along with Bai Lianxun this Divine Separation Stage Cultivator's communication, was transmitted to Spirit Phoenix Island.

Of course, that trace of Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell is indeed not enough to infect high-order cultivators. However, Wang Qi never intended to target high-level cultivators from the start.

This time, he wants to directly pollute the entire collective strength.

On the east side of the Ghost Black Market, Wang Qi and Lian Xinjie are still strolling leisurely. Lian Xinjie suspiciously looks around, with a slight fear in his heart: "Brother Wang, I think there's a figure that's been watching us for a while now..."

"Yeah, it's that old man selling True Fire Divine Power." Wang Qi says slowly with his eyes half-closed: "If you can notice it, how could I not know?"

Lian Xinjie's heart trembles and he urgently asks, "What should we do? He's a Nascent Soul Perfection, a half-step Divinity!"

Wang Qi can indeed easily defeat a Divine Separation Stage Cultivator in a direct confrontation. But back then, he was a Modern Cultivator. Now, Wang Qi can only use Ancient Method techniques, so how can he fight?

"Don't make noise..." Wang Qi closes his eyes. The bracelet hidden in his sleeve is emitting a strong light. Power of the Heart Demon Curse flows like a trickling stream from the Divine Capital Special Zone of Shenzhou East Land, crossing half the planet to Wang Qi's bracelet, and then using this bracelet as a transit, extending towards a newly established beacon, infecting the human Dao cluster system on Spirit Phoenix Island.

Wang Qi does not plan to infect any individual, but to directly infect the cluster.

As for his purpose in doing this, it is to probe, to test the Holy Emperor Venerable's background, to understand his power and purpose.

Wang Qi is always mindful of that line from Mei Gemu's memory, "These heterodox people and the Holy Emperor Venerable are birds of a feather."

Lian Xinjie does not know the twists and turns in Wang Qi's mind. He sees Wang Qi walking more and more off track, with fewer people around, and can't help but smile bitterly: "Brother Wang... you're going the wrong way now..."

"Don't make noise! Just follow!" Wang Qi impatiently scolds, his spirit beginning to explore the human Dao cluster on Spirit Phoenix Island. He feels as if "he" is passing through a narrow path. This path is dark and narrow, extremely crowded.

His mind instinctively desires a broader vessel.

After another moment, Wang Qi and Lian Xinjie formally walk out of the core area of the Ghost Black Market and arrive at the deserted reef area. This is where customers and merchants of the Ghost Black Market shed their disguises.

"Brother Wang..." Lian Xinjie's bitter smile now carries a tremor: "We should turn back now..."

"Offended this old man and still want to run?" Just then, a shadow releases boundless ghostly energy. The rolling black energy turns into black threads, intertwining and disturbing, filling this space. This ghostly energy can trap the enemy and also block Spiritual Sense exploration, making it an excellent Divine Skill for murder and robbery.

The old man who previously sold True Fire Divine Power steps out, his elderly voice filled with killing intent: "This old man almost misjudged... You two youngsters' cultivation, it's probably only Golden Core or Nascent Soul. This old man was nearly bluffed by you two juniors... hahaha..."

Wang Qi remains with his eyes closed, lost in thought. The old man removes his mask and steps towards them. His Nascent Soul Perfection's aura suppresses down, pinning Lian Xinjie into chaos where he can't even lift a finger: "You... you you... you're... Elder Hu Xuanjia of the Blood Refining Sect!"

"Didn't expect someone to recognize this old man, you have some insight. What a pity, if you'd recognized me in the black market, you might have had a slim chance of survival. But now... hand over the Divine Separation Stage Elixir you have, and I can give you a quick death!"

Wang Qi still does not move.

The old man becomes slightly irritated: "Hey, kid, are you stunned?"

As he speaks, he flicks his finger, silently directing a hidden force towards Wang Qi's Dantian. He's determined to cripple Wang Qi first.

Then, he suddenly feels darkness, his face seized tightly by the opponent. At the same time, Wang Qi's cold voice comes: "You're very noisy! Shut up!"

As soon as Wang Qi finishes speaking, the world changes drastically.

Lian Xinjie is astonished to find that he, Wang Qi, and Hu Xuanjia are all drawn into a space of Qi Intent starlight. This star-filled space is dark as ink with countless dazzling stars embedded, like a combination of precious jewels and fine fabric. In this beautiful Small Cave Heaven, the old man screams as the highly concentrated Dao Heart Pure Yang Spell Power transforms into an iron hammer, hitting into his mind.

"You little thief... you... this is actually a Magical Treasure with its own Grotto Heaven..."

"Shut up!" Wang Qi kicks the old man away. Of the old man's full strength, three-tenths are polluted and usurped by the Heart Demon Grand Spell. And this three-tenths of Mana forms a clever Mana Lock, sealing the old man's mana.

Simultaneously, Wang Qi also plants a not-so-severe Divine Plague Curse Technique.

Under the erosion of the two most evil heterodox spells, the old man quickly loses his combat ability. At the same time, Wang Qi's breathing quickens slightly as he quickly swallows two Nascent Soul Stage regular Elixirs: "Damn it... now my mana is only enough for one instance of Xiangyu Travel..."

Wang Qi takes the old man's Storage Bag, then throws it to Lian Xinjie, saying, "Select from it... all the Elixirs that are not poison, and any heavenly materials and treasures that can be absorbed directly. I have great use for them."

Lian Xinjie reflexively asks, "What for?"

"There's a tough battle ahead." Wang Qi's lips curl into a faint smile: "The Holy Emperor Venerable is going to make a move..."

Just then, a divine might as towering as a mountain, as confining as a prison, spans the heavens and earth, pressing down on Spirit Phoenix Island.